GameStop Launches Retro GameStops Across North America
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GameStop Launches New Retro GameStops Across North America

GameStop, the video game retailer, has recently announced its expansion into the realm of retro gaming with the launch of new ‘Retro GameStops’ across North America. These stores are specifically designed to cater to aficionados who cherish classic games and hardware from past generations.

The initiative by GameStop aims to tap into the ever-growing market for retro gaming, offering a nostalgic experience for enthusiasts interested in titles from the last forty years of gaming history. The stores will stock a selection of consoles such as NES, SNES, Game Boy, GameCube, PlayStation, Sega Genesis, and more, providing a one-stop-shop for collectors and players alike.

*Key Points:

  • New Stores: Retro GameStops are not entirely new locations but existing ones that have been reinvigorated with a focus on retro stock.
  • Market Tapping: The move signifies the company’s strategic response to the growing demand for vintage gaming experiences and products.

Is there a very particular console or game you would love to find in a Retro GameStop?

  • clarinet_estimator@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    Ew. Pass.

    I’ll stick with my local small business retro shop that doesn’t stink of wage slavery, misogyny, and poor corporate decisions, thanks.

  • xyzzy@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    And everything will have impossible to remove price decals directly on the covers that ruin whatever condition and collectibility there was.

  • Furedadmins@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    So Funcoland? The chain they bought and then murdered that was doing very well before they fucked it up?

  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    venture capitalist firm that bought gamestop seeks to bring customers back after they destroyed the company through nostalgia grabs

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Definitely too late for them to be trying to get into the retro games market where I live. We’ve already got a pretty decent retro games store that sells more than just retro game stuff. It’s a GameStop on steroids since they also sell new games, plushies, used DVDs, physical board/card games, manga, etcetera. It even has 2 locations!

    Don’t know if it’s still the case, but I did hear around maybe mid to late 2010s they had even replaced GameStop on a military base. As for the store chain, I don’t know whether it’s a west coast thing, but Game World.

  • ulkesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    And I will not shop there just like I don’t shop at regular GameStop. I’ll stick to local shops that don’t suck.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    The problem with this kind of idiotic idea is an attempt to play up on a waning trend too late. Had this been a few years ago, they may have been able to make some money.

    Fact of the matter is: if they aren’t liquidating their back inventory of old used games online, either their pricing is insane, or people would just rather emulate.

    Either option is going to prove this is a bad move for a dying business.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      We already have those stores in here Oklahoma. They called Vintage Stock and cater to us with classic and old games and systems. If you’re in Texas they called something else but owned by the same company.

      So even trying break into this now is decades to late.

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    Why? There are enough Ma&Pa shops that already fill this niche, on top of eBay and FB Marketplace and whatever else. They stopped doing this before becuase they were losing money, why on Earth do they think it will be profitable for them now?

    Are they professionally cleaning, repairing, refurbishing, and testing all their inventory? Highly doubt it. Whats the difference between them an a Ma&Pa shop aside from I would imagine higher prices? Why are specualtive investors ruining retro gaming for future generations? (I mean, I know the answer is obviously money, but its depressing and frustrating to see investors actively killing something you love. Not the first time and definitely not the last time though.)

  • Codename_goose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    I can’t wait for people to find out that a good portion of the inventory is actually bootleg fakes. From my past experience they won’t open them up to check in front of a paying customer, the customer is charged with knowing how to spot fakes.

  • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    I remember when they had this stuff in stores. Then one day they decided it wasn’t making them any money and dropped all but the latest and the previous gen. This stuff was the primary reason I went to GS. After they dropped retro, little stores started to pop up to fill the gap and do it a lot better. Leaning into the culture surrounding retro gaming and imports and soundtracks and such. Not sure I’d go back to GS at this point. They kinda blew their own hand.